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This week we’re sharing the terrifying truth behind Trump’s white racial justice agenda, the bright nonwhite, nondude future of podcating, and how one of our speakers got the whole world watching on The Daily Show.

You don’t wanna miss Ann Friedman and her bestie Aminatou Sow in LA on August 18th. It’ll be a night filled with lots of wine, unapologetic feminism, and real talk with rad women.

Jackson Bird was on WGNRadio this week, discussing his upcoming live “Will It Waffle?” show at The Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival and why you must have a birthday in the 90s to be on Snapchat.

When Trump supporters talk about racial justice, they’re talking about what’s being stolen from them as white folks. Jamil Smithexplores the perversion of these identity politics in his latest for MTV.

This week on WNYC’s The Takeaway, Asha Castleberry discusses the Middle East in a post-Arab Spring era, Trump’s ridiculous claims about ISIS, and her optimistic take on the future.

Speaker Spotlight: Good design doesn’t have to be expensive and Krista Donaldson knows this better than anyone. As the CEO of the nonprofit technology company D-Rev, Krista is designing life-changing technology for people living on less than $4 a day.

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